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Balanced War Axe
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
Two-HandWeapon
7 - 16 DamageSpeed 3.60
(3.2 damage per second)
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 30 gold25 silver
Current price
25 gold
- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 45-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 67% from their 7 day average (1 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 81% of recorded snapshots.live market
Balanced War Axe Price History on Ghostlands
Ghostlands Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Ghostlands Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
25 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Balanced War Axe's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 26 gold40 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2 gold93 silver to 20,696 gold2 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 26 gold40 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Balanced War Axe is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1459. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name axes among their preferred weapons:
- Arms Warrior: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Fury Warrior: Dual Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords
- Retribution Paladin: Two-Handed Sword, Mace, Axe
- Blood Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
- Unholy Death Knight: Two-Handed Axe, Mace, Sword
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Balanced War Axe (item level 29) in item level among Weapon > Axe, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced War Axe (this item) | 29 | 23 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 47 silver on 45 realms |
| Stone Reaper | 29 | 26 | 3.2 DPS. World Drop | 3 gold on 49 realms |
 Death Striker | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 27 gold on 56 realms |
 Lucky Strike Axe | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 2,321 gold on 51 realms |
 Arcanite Reaper | 29 | 24 | 5.3 DPS, +5 Stamina, +7 Strength. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2,500 gold on 54 realms |
 Nightfall | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10,000 gold on 78 realms |
 Fel-Touched Axe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 499 gold on 53 realms |
 Mok'Nathal Battleaxe | 30 | 24 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 190 gold on 52 realms |
| Spiked Battle Axe | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 34 gold on 51 realms |
| Ogre Splitting Axe | 30 | 25 | 5.4 DPS, +7 Strength, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 55 realms |
 Huge Thorium Battleaxe | 28 | 22 | 5.1 DPS, +7 Strength, +20 Haste, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 187 gold on 60 realms |
Fel-Touched Axe has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Stone Reaper at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Balanced War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Spiritblade Decimator (item level 38), Auchenai Broadaxe (item level 41), Steelforged Greataxe (item level 44), Plundered Molten Reaper (item level 60) and Plundered Wingblade Axe (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Balanced War Axe among Weapon > Axe: Fiery War Axe (item level 22), Hellslayer Battle Axe (item level 22), Burning War Axe (item level 19), Bloodspiller (item level 19) and Supercharger Battle Axe (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Balanced War Axe in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Balanced War Axe is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Balanced War Axe next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Balanced War Axe in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Balanced War Axe is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Balanced War Axe in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Balanced War Axe is Poor quality, item level 59 and requires level 54.
- What does Balanced War Axe sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 98s for one Balanced War Axe in Classic Era.
- What slot is Balanced War Axe in WoW Classic?
- Balanced War Axe is a Two-Hand Axe in Classic Era.
- How much is Balanced War Axe on the auction house right now?
- 25g on Ghostlands, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Balanced War Axe
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.